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Industry News June 20

New Zealand concerned that Microsoft could weaken its cloud gaming rivals’ ability to compete following Activision deal

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has listed concerns it has over Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Just like the UK regulator, it believes that the deal could lessen competition in the cloud gaming market.

Game Development March 30, 2021

IGEA on tax breaks for devs in different countries

Video games industry association IGEA has rolled out a report on the funding schemes or tax offsets available to video games developers across the globe.

Industry News October 20, 2020

Gabe Newell: Valve’s productivity down to 50-75% due to COVID-19

Valve CEO says that because of remote work, the company’s productivity is only 50-75% of what it could have been.

Industry News February 7, 2020

New Zealand’s games industry more than doubles since 2017

The New Zealand Game Developers Association posted findings from its survey on the country’s games industry. The industry generated NZ$203 million ($131 million) in 2019, more than doubling from 2017’s NZ$99.9 million ($64.3 million).